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Though who would possibly live like this and do all this work, for free?
So why do you?
“At times he felt he was living his very largest life, as though his soul were billowing before him like a huge and rippling sail.”
― Tell Me Everything
― Tell Me Everything
“The noises of society fending off despair with routine.”
― The Sweetness of Water
― The Sweetness of Water
“Of the Scriptorium men, Mr. Sweatman was the last to return to work. He shook Gareth's hand and took mine to kiss it.
'How proud and happy your father would have been,' he said, and I held his gaze, knowing the memory of Da was stronger when it was shared.
[Esme Nicholl]”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
'How proud and happy your father would have been,' he said, and I held his gaze, knowing the memory of Da was stronger when it was shared.
[Esme Nicholl]”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
“To be in love when the outcome is uncertain is an exquisite kind of agony.”
― Tell Me Everything
― Tell Me Everything
Australian Women Writers Challenge
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With a classic book, you don't need a flux capacitor you don't have to hit 88 mph and you don't even need a DeLorean to go back in time. So why not ...more
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But once a woman stole the initiative, plundered the perquisites and took the lead, what happened to the globe? The fabric cracked [Daphne du Maurier] ...more
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For those out there who are addicted to reading, knitting and Ravelry!
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